Barry Blitt is the next New Yorker artist sharing the tools of his trade on Jane Mattimoe’s wonderful blog, A Case For Pencils. Read it here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ …“New Yorker Cartoons Past, Present and Future” a talk by Bob Mankoff, the New Yorker‘s Cartoon Editor will take place at The Museum of The City of New York
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Chast & Blitt Speak; Chast Draws
Roz Chast & Barry Blitt will be in conversation at the Long Island Museum on April 14th. [cost: $125.00] All the details here. Link to Ms. Chast’s website here. Link to Mr. Blitt’s website here. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ and here’s a fun post showing Ms. Chast drawing over a projected blow-up of one of her pieces. This in preparation for the
Read moreIan Frazier on Steinberg’s 100th; New Yorker’s Daily Cartoon: Sipress Redux; New Yorker Publisher on the magazine’s Festival
From newyorker.com, October 8, 2014, “Saul Steinberg At One Hundred” — this short piece by Ian Frazier. Mr. Frazier, a long-time contributor to The New Yorker, will moderate a panel discussion on Steinberg at the New Yorker Festival, at noon, October 12. Details here. ________________________________________________________________________________ Ben Schwartz has handed the New Yorker’s online Daily Cartoon baton to David Sipress,
Read moreThe NYTs on The New Yorker’s Covers; Liana Finck’s New Advice Column
From The New York Times, September 28, 2014, “New Yorker’s Magazine Covers Shift From Polite to Provocative” — the Grey Lady notices the magazine’s bent for topical covers. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ From The Lilith Blog, “Introducing ‘Excuse Me’ Mondays” — a graphic advice column from Liana Finck.
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